TAPP - Teachers & Parents as Partners

09/03/2026

📣 TAPP researchers are keeping family-school partnerships in the national conversation!

This week, Amanda Witte of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools joined Kim Hale and Pam Mims, both of East Tennessee State University, at the Tennessee Department of Education's Access Conference in Chattanooga. They shared insights on Tele-TAPP and the benefits of family-school partnerships for all.

📸 Pictured: Amanda Witte

08/24/2026

Last week, school principals Angela Gatti and Helen Peart traveled from Tasmania to the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) to complete TAPP training. We’re grateful for the opportunity to learn from one another and strengthen connections between families and schools.

🌏 From Tasmania to Nebraska!

School principals Angela Gatti and Helen Peart visited CYFS this week to learn about family-school partnerships and complete TAPP - Teachers & Parents as Partners intervention training.

We’re honored to welcome educators from around the world to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to learn, connect and share ideas that strengthen partnerships between families and schools.

📸 From left: Angela Gatti, Amanda Witte and Helen Peart.

05/06/2026

Teachers are essential to building strong family–school partnerships — supporting student success both in the classroom and at home.

Special thanks to all the educators across the U.S. who partner with TAPP. We appreciate you! 🩵

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04/22/2026

The TAPP team is excited to welcome international scholar Caroline Villiger to the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools!

Dr. Villiger leads the "Family–Education–School” research program at the University of Teacher Education in Bern, Switzerland (Pädagogische Hochschule PHBern). During her visit to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she will study the Teachers and Parents as Partners intervention.

We look forward to gaining insights from her work in Switzerland, as well as sharing what we've learned works best to support school-age children in the U.S. who are struggling with a variety of behavioral, social and academic challenges.

Swiss researcher visits CYFS to observe TAPP for implementation in Switzerland Dr. Caroline Villiger, professor and head of the “Family–Education–School” research program at the University of Teacher Education in Bern, Switzerland, arrived in Lincoln April 14 to study the Teachers and Parent...